Investigators in Corfu are examining a second boat suspected of being involved in the death of mother-of-four Claire Glatman.
Mrs Glatman, 60, from Well, near Bedale, died after an incident off Avlaki Beach, on the north-east of the Greek island on Monday.
A post-mortem examination showed she died from multiple injuries that were probably caused by a boat’s propeller.
Investigators say two boats are being examined to check whether they were involved.
One of the two suspect boats belongs to a Briton, the other to a Greek citizen.
The island’s coroner Ioannis Aivatidis examined the boats on Wednesday and said he found elements that could be used for a DNA test, but he confirmed no tissue was found on the two boats’ propellers.
The passengers of one of the speedboats were waterskiing off the coast of Avlaki beach where Mrs Glatman, originally from Amersham, Buckinghamshire, used to swim every morning.
According to the BBC, as more than 48 hours have passed since Mrs Glatman’s death, the way the Greek legal system works means there cannot be any arrest without an arrest warrant and no fast-track trial can be held.
It is understood the local judiciary and investigators are treating the death as an accident, which would mean the most likely charge would be manslaughter by negligence, which is classed as a misdemeanour under Greek law.
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